16 Amendments of Artis PABRIKS related to 2017/2256(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regards to the Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 establishing the European border surveillance system (Eurosur),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Schengen area is a unique arrangement and one of the greatest achievements of the European Union, allowing free movement of people within the Schengen area without controls at internal borders; whereas this has been made possible through a variety of compensating measures, such as re- enforcing the exchange of information through the establishment of the Schengen Information System (SIS) and creating an evaluation mechanism to verify the implementation of the Schengen acquis by Member States and foster mutual trust in the functioning of the Schengen area; whereas mutual trust also demands solidarity, judicial and police cooperation in criminal matters, joint protection of EU external borders and common views on migration, visa and asylum policies;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Schengen area is a unique arrangement and one of the greatest achievements of the European Union, allowing free movement of people within the Schengen area without controls at internal borders; whereas this has been made possible through a variety of compensating measures, such as re- enforcing the exchange of information through the establishment of the Schengen Information System (SIS) and creating an evaluation mechanism to verify the implementation of the Schengen acquis by Member States and foster mutual trust in the functioning of the Schengen area; whereas mutual trust also demands solidarity, judicial and police cooperation in criminal matters and common viewsunderstanding on migration, visa and asylum policies;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. NotWelcomes the effectiveness of the measures taken at the external borders and the creation of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency; notpraises the efforts of the Agency in implementing the new regulation, especially through joint operations in the field of border surveillance and return, and by supporting the Member States particularly affected by migratory pressure; sees the importance of the newly introduced vulnerability assessment mechanism in uncovering weaknesses at the common external borders and preventing crises and acknowledges that further development of vulnerability assessment methodology is needed; emphasises the concerted efforts and cooperation between agencies and other stakeholders in organising the ‘Hotspot’ approach;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NotWelcomes the steps taken through the amendment of the Schengen Borders Code and introduction of mandatory systematic register checks for EU nationals, while remaining vigilant about the effects these requirements have on the border crossings of EU nationals;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the support and capacity-building measures taken in the countries of origin to address the root causes of irregularllegal migration; considers it crucial that adequate maritime search-and- rescue aspects and capabilities are embedded into all operational planning and execution, as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 656/2014;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers cooperation with third countries, in particular in the context of development policy and readmission agreements, as one of the most essential elements in finding the solution to irregularllegal migration;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. NotWelcomes the work done in the field of cross-border police and law enforcement cooperation and the work of EUROPOL, in particular the European Migrant Smuggling Centre, to counter trafficking in human beings through intelligence, information exchange and joint investigations;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to elaborateprogress made on the European Integrated Border Management (IBM) conceptstrategy on the basis of the provisions in the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation and calls for swift preparation of the technical and operational strategy by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and alignment of the national IBM Strategies;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the current state of Schengen and the issues it has encountered are not due to problems in the structure and construction of Schengen itself but rather to the connected fields of the acquis, such as shortcomings in the area of the Common European Asylum System, including the Dublin Regulation, and control of the external borders;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers the critical shortcomingserious deficiencies discovered through the Schengen Evaluation Mechanism and the vulnerability assessment to be problematic;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses great concern regarding the implementation of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation ((EU) 2016/1624) and underlines the need for Member States to comply with the requirements stipulated in the regulation, in particular regard; calls on Member States to urgently fill ing the commitments to the rapid reactionexisting gaps for both experts and technical equipment pool;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Condemns the continued reintroduction of internal border checks as this undermines the basic principles of the Schengen area, and expresses doubts about the lawfulness of some prolongations of controls; is also of the opinion that Member States have not taken the proper measures to ensure cooperation with other affected Member States to minimise the effects of these measures, nor have they provided enough information on the results of such controls, therefore hindering the analysis by the Commission and scrutiny by Parliament; considers the economic, political and social impacts of this practice to be detrimental to the unity of the Schengen area and harmful to the prosperity of European citizens; recalls that Member States have other tools available, namelyincluding targeted police controls, as recommended by the Commission;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States to further develop mutual cross-border police cooperation through joint threat assessment, risk analysis and patrols; calls for the full implementation of the Prüm Convention and EU Council Decision 2008/615/JHA, and adhesion to the European Information Exchange Model and the Swedish Initiative; calls on the Member States to improve their national law enforcement cooperation structures and to improve practical cooperation, in particular with neighbouring Member States;